Google Ads API v19 will sunset on February 11, 2026. Starting on this date, all v19 API requests will begin to fail. Migrate to a newer version prior to February 11, 2026 to ensure your API access is unaffected.

Here are some resources to help you with the migration:

• Upgrade to the newest version
• Release notes

You can view a list of methods and services your project has recently called using the Google Cloud Console:

1. Open APIs & Services in the Google Cloud Console.
2. Click Google Ads API in the table.
3. On the Metrics subtab, you should see your recent requests plotted on each graph. You can see which methods you've sent requests to in the Methods table. The method name includes a Google Ads API version, a service, and a method name, such as google.ads.googleads.v19.services.GoogleAdsService.Mutate.
4. (Optional) Choose the timeframe you want to view for your requests.

If you have questions while you're upgrading, reach out to us at googleadsapi-support@google.com. You can also discuss this post in our Google Advertising and Measurement Community Discord server.

- Ben Karl, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team

The Programmatic Access Library (PAL) is updating user privacy and data usage settings, and requires implementation updates as these changes go live. This update introduces the following changes:

• PAL reads Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) data from the device to determine user consent for local storage.
• Adds an optional forceLimitedAds property to manually enable limited ads.
• Removes the functionality of the existing allowStorage property.

The following diagram shows the new behavior:

PAL is changing to this behavior in the following releases:

• HTML5 v1.90.0, behavior change targeting March 10th, 2026
• Android v23.0.0
• iOS v3.0.0
• tvOS v3.0.0

Starting in these versions, PAL uses Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) data from the device to determine user consent for local storage. If the automatic TCF based determination is insufficient, your app can directly set the forceLimitedAds property. Setting the forceLimitedAds property to a true value enables limited ads.

To keep the current behavior in your app, you might need to update your implementation. For details about the code changes, see the Limited ads and first party identifier settings guide for HTML5, Android, iOS, or tvOS.

Follow the PAL HTML5 migration plan

To prevent runtime errors, the HTML5 PAL SDK keeps the allowStorage property. The allowStorage property will be supported until March 10th, 2026. The PAL HTML5 SDK observes the following behavior:

On March 10th, 2026, PAL SDK ignores the allowStorage property, and its value no longer influences limited ads behavior.

To avoid breaking changes, do the following before March 10th, 2026:

• Always set the allowStorage property to a true value.
• Optionally, you can force limited ads regardless of the TCF determination by setting the forceLimitedAds property to a true value.

For more details about the code changes you need to make for PAL HTML5, see Limited ads and first party identifier settings.

Give us your feedback

We intend these changes to provide transparency on user consent and privacy preferences. If you have questions about this update, please reach out to us via the Google Advertising and Measurement Community Discord Server in the #developers channel under Google Ad Manager.

 - Jackson Sui, Interactive Media Ads Developer Relations

Announcing the release of the Google Ads API Developer Assistant, a powerful extension for Gemini CLI designed to streamline your Google Ads API workflows. This tool allows you to interact with the Google Ads API using everyday language, making it easier than ever to get information, generate code, and even retrieve data directly in your terminal.
Whether you're new to the Google Ads API or a seasoned developer, this assistant can help you work more efficiently.

What Can It Do?

The Google Ads API Developer Assistant (v1.0) enhances the Gemini CLI with several key features:

1. Natural Language Q&A: Have questions about the Google Ads API? Just ask!
   • "What are the available campaign types?"
   • "Tell me about reporting for Performance Max campaigns."
   • "How do I filter by date in GAQL?"
2. Natural Language to Code Generation: Describe what data you need, and the assistant will generate the Google Ads Query Language (GAQL) and executable Python code using the google-ads-python client library as context so the code conforms to best practices.
   • "Show me campaigns with the most conversions in the last 30 days."
   • "Get all ad groups for customer '123-456-7890'."
   • "Find disapproved ads across all campaigns."
   • Generated code is automatically saved to the saved_code/ directory.
3. Direct API Execution: Run the generated Python scripts directly from the command line. The assistant will execute the read-only API calls and display the results, often formatted neatly as tables within your terminal.
4. CSV Export: Need to save your data? You can easily export the tabular results from API calls to a CSV file. Just ask:
   • "Save the results to a CSV file"
   • Files are saved in the saved_csv/ directory.

How Does It Work?

This extension leverages the Gemini CLI's ability to use context from GEMINI.md files and settings within .gemini/settings.json. By configuring the assistant with paths to your local google-ads-python library clone and example directories, it provides relevant and accurate code generation.

Getting Started

Here's what you need to get up and running:
Prerequisites:

• Familiarity with Google Ads API concepts and authentication.
• A Google Ads API developer token.
• A configured google-ads.yaml credentials file in your home directory.
• Python >= 3.10.
• The Gemini CLI installed.
• A local copy of the google-ads-python client library. (The setup script can clone this for you.)

Please refer to the README file in the GitHub repository for detailed setup instructions and examples.

Where to Find It

The Google Ads API Developer Assistant is available on GitHub.

Community & Support

We encourage you to try it out! Your feedback is valuable and can be provided in this survey. Join the discussion in the #ads-api-ai-tools channel of our Discord.

Please use the GitHub Issues tab in the repository to report bugs, suggest features, or ask for support. Check out CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines.

Happy Coding!
Bob Hancock, Google Ads API Team

The Data Manager API, a new solution for data ingestion across Google’s advertising platforms, is now generally available. This API is designed to streamline how advertisers, agencies, and data partners send and manage their first-party data, saving valuable time and resources while ensuring data is handled securely.

Simplification

The Data Manager API simplifies how you send data to audience lists and conversions used in your Google campaigns. Instead of building and maintaining multiple API integrations, you can now send data once and apply it to different Google ads solutions. For advertisers who prefer API connections, this provides a streamlined and scalable way to activate first-party data across multiple campaign types and platforms.

Our vision is universal activation and measurement i.e. bring your data and activate/measure across Google campaigns, GMP campaigns and Google Analytics. At launch use cases include:

Security and Privacy at the Core

The Data Manager API is also built with advanced, privacy-centric features. The API supports confidential matching for several use cases. This includes the option to encrypt data for audience and conversion events, allowing you to pass encrypted customer information (for example, an email address or phone number), which is processed in a trusted execution environment. This includes audience lists for Customer Match.

In the coming months, the Data Manager API will expand support to include additional use cases across Google Ads, Google Analytics, Display & Video 360, Search Ads 360, and Campaign Manager 360.

Get Started Today

Unlock a more efficient, scalable, and secure way to manage your data. The Data Manager API is available to all developers now. Head over to the developer documentation to get started. If you have any questions or need help, check out the Data Manager API support page for options.

- Melissa Ng, Data Manager API Product Manager

To streamline our technical support channels, we will be sunsetting the following developer support forums on Google Groups:

• Google Ads API
• Google Ads Scripts
• Campaign Manager 360 API

Effective January 28, 2026,

• Support agents will no longer respond to new forum posts. Send your questions using the recommended support channels mentioned below.
• If you reply to any existing forum threads with the support teams on or after this date, they will initiate a new email thread to continue your discussion.

We plan to disable the ability to create new forum posts at a later date in 2026, but the existing forum content will remain visible as a read-only archive for the time being, so you can still access past discussions and solutions.

Where can I get technical support for these products?

Our developer site and other documentation has been updated to the new preferred technical support channels. Moving forward, the best way to reach us for technical support for these products will be through our official support channels below:

• Google Ads API: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/support/contact
• Google Ads Scripts: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/scripts/docs/support/contact
• Campaign Manager 360 API: Contact the Campaign Manager 360 support team for assistance.

As always, when submitting a support request, please provide all relevant details to help us expedite the resolution of your issues. This typically includes:

• For Google Ads API: Always include the request-id found in the response logs, along with the complete request and response logs.
• For Google Ads Scripts: Include the script name, Customer ID, and any relevant execution logs or error messages from the Google Ads UI.
• For Campaign Manager 360 API: Provide relevant IDs (e.g., Profile ID, Account ID), the API method, and the full request and response logs if possible.
• All Products:
  • A clear description of the issue
  • What you expected to happen
  • Steps to reproduce the issue
  • Relevant code snippets
  • Any error messages received

Providing comprehensive information upfront will help our team diagnose and assist you more effectively. The support page will guide you on the necessary information.

If you’re looking for updates, events, or non-support focused conversation with Googlers or fellow members of the developer community on the products listed above, please join us on our “Google Advertising and Measurement Community” Discord server.

We appreciate your understanding as we make this transition to better focus our support resources.

- Aalap Shastri, Google Ads API Team